Usually means: Binds metal ions, forms complexes.
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  1. chelating agent: Collins English Dictionary
  2. chelating agent: Wordnik
  3. chelating agent: Wiktionary
  4. chelating agent: Infoplease Dictionary
  5. chelating agent: Dictionary.com
  6. Chelating agent: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  7. chelating agent: FreeDictionary.org
  8. chelating agent: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. Chelating agent: Legal dictionary
  2. Chelating agent: Financial dictionary

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  1. chelating agent: Encyclopedia

Medicine (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. chelating agent: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. chelating agent: Dictionary of Cancer Terms
  4. chelating agent: Medical dictionary

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  1. Schlumberger Oilfield Glossary (No longer online)

Definitions from Wiktionary (chelating agent)

noun:  (chemistry) Any compound that reacts with a metal ion to produce a chelate.

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